Here is an interesting video on the big picture - for the human readers who want to understand what is going on outside the simple goody baddy narrative.
How the US, post the Vietnam disaster, pivoted to proxies to disrupt adversaries (islamic jihadists, warlords, freedom fighters, rebels, colour revolutions, Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel etc)
How proxy wars and proxy terrorism allows the US to be at "war" / in conflict with nuclear armed adversaries whilst keeping the conflict below the threshold of nuclear war.
How for the US (and I suspect the UK hiding behind the scenes) winning is an occasional bonus but creating disruption and permanent war is good enough.
How Israel is both proxy (being used) and a friend with benefits - not just the tail wagging the hapless US dog in the Kabuki Theatre we see in the news.
